Hidden Shoal News
Gilded "Terrane" Official Release and Digital Availability
Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the official release of Terrane, the debut album by Australian experimental/ambient duo Gilded. The album is now available for purchase on CD and digitally.
Gilded brings together the similar but distinct musical directions of West Australian experimental musicians Matt Rösner and Adam Trainer, forging a new approach to composition and sound creation that is based as much around rhythm and repetition as it is around drone and abstraction. The pair have released work seperately on labels such as 12K, Room40, hellosQuare, New Weird Australia, and Feral Media.
“There are worlds in here, in this record. Microscopic examinations of simple figures and patterns, that could fill whole sides; a focus and determination that wraps everything up in 45 minutes. Beautiful, simple, deep, Terrane is simply one of the best albums you’ll hear this year. Highly recommended!” – Fluid Radio on Terrane
“Terrane is a work of adeptly inspired craftsmanship that’s very nearly breathtaking in its evolving forms, ambient without being soporific, containing an evocative and far from melancholic energy at its core…Hidden Shoal never disappoint in their releases but Terrane is a remarkable work even by their established and finely honed standards. ” – DOA on Terrane
Head to the Hidden Shoal Store for all CD and digital orders, to stream the album in full and to download the first single from the album ‘Cluttered Room’. All CD orders through Hidden Shoal include an immediate download of the album in FLAC or Mp3. The album is also available from iTunes, eMusic, Amazon, Bandcamp and other reputable online stores.
Markus Mehr's "On" Reviewed in Latest Textura
Markus Mehr’s latest opus On has just received a wonderful review in the latest Textura. This comes ahead of the release of a new single and music video from the album this week. More on that very soon.
“Some moments of remarkable beauty occur, most memorably during the orchestrally rich settings “Only For A While” and “Tunnels,” while the cut-up collage-styled character of the recording is most blatantly displayed during the brief rhythmic stutters of “Olympia.”… Having eight separate pieces at his disposal affords Mehr the latitude to easily and abruptly shift gears in both style and mood, and consequently the samples-heavy On covers a wide range of experimental ground in its heady forty-five minutes. It’ll be interesting to hear how Off picks up where On leaves off.” – Textura
Head over to the Hidden Shoal Store to stream the album in full and listen to more Mehr!
Gilded Interview on Triple J's Sound Lab
Tune in to Triple J’s awesome Sound Lab show this Sunday night to hear an interview with Gilded. The boys will be phoning in almost directly after they step off stage from their album launch in Perth. How’s that for post neo-classical rock n roll! Listen in from 11pm AEST or re-stream it next week if you miss it. All details can be found on The Sound Lab website.
Half Film Love
Just a quick one to share some deserved love at Some Lost, Some Found for the upcoming Half Film album re-issues,
“I missed Half Film by just a hair when I arrived in the greater Bay Area in 2000, but they had left a lasting effect on countless moody guitar acts that could be described as the “SlowCore” scene. I picked up their final 7 inch released on AIP Records in 2000, but was never able to acquire their earlier material in a physical format. Thanks to Hidden Shoal Records, now a whole new generation of depressed-sounding bands can see what Half Film was all about…This is highly recommended stuff for anyone who has a Red House Painters or Low record sitting on their shelf. The fact that these guys don’t have the same fan base as those bands shocks me to no end.” – Some Lost, Some Found
We are damn excited to be able to bring these two amazing albums back into the world and can’t wait to share them with both a new audience and also re-connect with Half Film’s existing fans. The double CD will contain both albums in the one package and will be available for pre-order on the 18th of October with an official release date of October 31st. Don’t forget to download the free single, ‘Machines, Hawks and the Perfect Equation’ from the Hidden Shoal Store while you wait.
Glowing Gilded Reviews and Features!
Gilded’s stunning forthcoming debut Terrane has already been drumming up some amazing reviews and getting heavy doses of Australian radio love. The album has just been glowingly reviewed at Fluid Radio where it was lauded as “one of the best albums you’ll hear this year”. The Thousands were full of praise in their recent review saying, “there’s nothing that sounds quite like Gilded.” The track ‘Moth Food’ was chosen as Dave Cutbush’s track of the day on RTRFM’s Out To Lunch program and Terrane recently landed in Osprey Radio‘s Top 30 in early anticipation of its US college radio campaign starting next week.
The new music video for ‘Road Movie’, produced by Hidden Shoal’s very own Cam Merton, has been featured on such sites as Baeble Music, Mess & Noise and The Vine with more features on the way.
You can pre-order Terrane now on CD over at the Hidden Shoal Store and get an immediate mp3 or FLAC download of the album with your order.
Markus Mehr MixTape!
We recently asked Markus Mehr if he’d be so kind as to make a mixtape for us of his favourite tunes. What we got was a wonderfully eclectic mix below that has been on high rotation in the Hidden Shoal office since it arrived. There’s something incredibly satisfying hearing Taylor Deupree, The Beach Boys, Philip Jeck and Andy Williams share the sound stage. If only this could happen live!
Check it all out over at the Hidden Shoal blog then head to the Hidden Shoal Store to stream Mehr’s stunning releases Lava, In and On .
Gilded "Terrane" CD Pre-Orders and Music Video
Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the availability of CD pre-orders for Terrane, the debut album by Australian experimental/ambient duo Gilded. All CD pre-orders come with an immediate download in FLAC or Mp3 format and will ship on the official release date of 8th October. To co-incide with this we are also excited to present the beautiful music video for the Gilded track ‘Road Movie’, produced by Hidden Shoal’s Cam Merton.
Gilded brings together the similar but distinct musical directions of West Australian experimental musicians Matt Rösner and Adam Trainer, forging a new approach to composition and sound creation that is based as much around rhythm and repetition as it is around drone and abstraction. The pair have released work seperately on labels such as 12K, Room40, hellosQuare, New Weird Australia, and Feral Media.
“There are worlds in here, in this record. Microscopic examinations of simple figures and patterns, that could fill whole sides; a focus and determination that wraps everything up in 45 minutes. Beautiful, simple, deep, Terrane is simply one of the best albums you’ll hear this year. Highly recommended!” – Fluid Radio on Terrane
Head to the Hidden Shoal Store for all CD pre-order details, to stream the album in full and to download the first single from the album ‘Cluttered Room’. The music video for ‘Road Movie’ is available for streaming and embedding on YouTube and Vimeo. You can read a full press release for the album release here.
Gilded Press & Reviews
Gilded‘s sublime debut album Terrane has been getting some glowing press leading up to its release. Check out this lovely write up on the single ‘Cluttered Room’ at Mess & Noise and then read this beautiful review of the album at The Thousands.
“Terrane studies closely the absorbing power of such immersive, tactile textures, but the melodies are as striking, more akin to incidental forces of nature breaking through natural ambience than mere musical phrases. Anyway, enough words, there’s nothing that sounds quite like Gilded.” – The Thousands
Don’t forget to download the free single ‘Cluttered Room’ and check back to the Hidden Shoal Store on the 25th of September to pre-order your copy of the limited edition CD (including an immediate download of the album). Check this post for the upcoming Perth launch and East Coast tour details.
Slow Dancing Society "Laterna Magica" Official Release
Hidden Shoal is excited to announce the official release of the new Slow Dancing Society album Laterna Magica. The album is available for immediate purchase on CD and in digital formats from the Hidden Shoal Store and all good online stores such as iTunes, eMusic and Amazon. CD orders through Hidden Shoal include an immediate digital download of the album in MP3 or FLAC formats.
Slow Dancing Society’s fifth album Laterna Magica demonstrates another key progression in the Slow Dancing Society discography, which is becoming one of the essential bodies of work in contemporary ambient music. The tracks are underpinned by gorgeous guitar drift and warm synth wash, sparingly propelled by throbbing electronic undercurrents. From the soft-focus exhalation of ‘A Few Moments’, via the gleaming musical universe of recently released single ‘I’ll Leave A Light On’, through to the hypnotic pulse and drifting melancholic piano of finale ‘Tomorrow’s Another Day’, Laterna Magica is a definitive Slow Dancing Society release.
“Like the glow of sunlight filtered through the slowly undulating waves of blue crystalline water, Under The Sodium Lights is less an auditory adventure and more a rich and imaginative musical daydream.” – Delusions of Adequacy on Under The Sodium Lights
“a complexity of sound that allows it to stand out from traditionally ambient music… It is easy to get dissolved in this album, to let yourself fall into meditation as the music plays… an aural delight” – The Silent Ballet on Priest Lake Circa ’88
Head to the Hidden Shoal Store for all release details and a free track download.
Slow Dancing Society – ‘There’s A Place For Us’
Slow Dancing Society Radio Interview on Fade To Yellow
The excellent Fade To Yellow radio show hosted by Tam Laird on Koop 91.7FM will be featuring an interview with Drew Sullivan (aka Slow Dancing Society) this Tuesday night (18th Sept). The show airs 9-10pm Central time (USA) and if you miss it live you can catch up on the interview at the Fade To Yellow blog.
Slow Dancing Society’s stunning 5th album Laterna Magica drops officially today!
Hidden Shoal MixTape
